What will be built first? 1 runway at an existing airport, or 4 runways at a brand new artificial-island airport? Crazy how we all know it will be the latter, despite being orders of magnitude more technically challenging than putting down pavement on land.

@clhubes You should do what's best for you! Have loved your content over the last few years though. We have kids of similar ages, so it has been wonderful reading the musings of somebody who 100% understands how simultaneously fun + frustrating parenting can be.

My vision: universities start their own journals. If Cornell has a great psych department, they start the Cornell University Press Psych Journal. Grad students take a class centered on editing submissions with the professor who takes lead on the journal. The university library pays to host the journal/takes care of admin. Everything is free/open access. Universities save massive amounts of money by running the journals themselves, and the same grad students go from reviewing articles for free to reviewing articles for course credit.

@deanwball I loved this juxtaposition between the massive Stargate investment and how the Head of UK's clean energy mission says “I’m skeptical about some of the projections of future power demands from AI”

I know I'm a grownup now because it is a point of PRIDE that I'm the first house on my block to shovel the sidewalk.

@primalpoly Enjoyable 25 minute walk, yes! Affordable... 🤷‍♀️

@peterbarnett_ Honestly, relatable

Excited to announce I am joining the Horizon Institute for Public Service as Director of Talent Strategy! The US Gov needs more tech experts to navigate the incredible innovations we’ve seen over the past few years. I’m hoping to help people pivot into public service 🫡

@geoffreyirving Flu season PTSD 🤧

I don't actually believe in ghosts, but we're entering spooky season, so they're on my mind. Here's how you actually scare a parent of young kids: A CALL FROM DAYCARE DURING THE WORK DAY 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

@camrobjones Big congrats! Come hang in Princeton if you're bored in NYC ;)

RT @YIMBYLAND: The average NEPA impact statement takes 4.5 years to complete. That's ridiculous. Here's a list of things that took less ti…

@a_peterman You should not offer RA/pre-docs is co-authorship isn't on the table... Isn't that the whole point of these jobs?

RT @r_zwetsloot: We've opened applications for the fourth Horizon fellowship cohort! Join an amazing community of 50+ fellows working in…

@MartyUlrich We should maintain national competitiveness and put a ton of value on US national security. Doesn't mean we can't innovate responsibly, doesn't mean we can't try to cooperate with China. Just like how we have consumer protection laws and international weapons treaties.

@YonatanCale True true, but what are the most likely specific tasks? Programming? Analysis of textual data? I feel like the "specific tasks" will encompass many of the most valuable skills in the labor market.

@_brianpotter I loved this piece, Brian! Just not sure about the cooling method you mentioned; "chillers" are energy inefficient/outdated; modern data centers use direct to chip cooling for GPUs (fluid cooled by outside ambient air, not mechanical chillers). That's how you get low PUEs ;)

@zhonghaohe Huh, my toddler costs waaaaaaaay more than $20 a month